It’s Halloween so why not watch Michael Jackson’s Ghosts? The whole film is our Throwback Thursday this week. Happy Halloween, folks! Whether you’ve gone trick or treating or stayed guarding your house from toilet paper and eggs, we all hope you’ve had a good evening so far. If you decided to stay in and watch …
Warp’s Jeremiah Jae announces his Dirty Collections 7” series and new track, “Fun”. After the success of Jeremiah Jae’s free mixtape, “Bad Jokes”, Warp Records have decided to put out 7″ series called Dirty Collections Vol 1-3. Each volume will be released over the remaining months of this year with all illustrations done in the …
MeLo-X releases a short film to accompany his upcoming album, “GOD: Piéce de Résistance”. When it came to short films, Michael Jackson had that game on lock while he was with us but it seems he has spiritually passed the baton onto the likes of Flying Lotus and now MeLo-X. The latter is set to …
Deadpoole drops an ambient new single, Tonic, and it’s free to download. Here’s something slow and ambient for your Monday evening. Ipswich’s Deadpoole released a brand new track today called Tonic and it’s wavy as hell. The song starts with a swelling synth chord progression before the ambience gets deeper thanks to a rumbling bassline …
Japan’s Bugseed releases Old Seeds, a collection of beats from 2008-2010. A mere month after dropping his goldfish ep, Bugseed raided his beat vault, selected some beats dated from 2008-2010 and put them together to create Old Seeds. There are plenty of jazzy loops and breaks, from the frantic sounding “dance on concrete” to laid …
Our resident jack of all trades – master of all – RKZ interviewed ADP.
Better late than never, Hip Hop Is Read WhoSampled drop a sample set(?) for Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city”. “good kid, m.A.A.d city” may have dropped last October, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get hyped for hearing the samples from it, right? Hip Hop Is Read WhoSampled come correct with a collection …
Before punk even existed, three brothers from Detroit formed a band in their spare bedroom, moving from R&B to rock. A Band Called Death tells their story. Making a transition from R&B to rock music during Motown’s disco era might seem like a risky move now but that didn’t stop Death (then known as Rock …
WUBU2 is a new feature where we catch up with the best labels and artists and see “what they’re up to”. London’s Motel Eola is our first participant. Sometimes, labels and musicians move at the speed of light when it comes to releases and general news and as writers it’s hard to keep up. That’s …
Delta Ellisor interviewed Schwarz Dont Crack for us and discussed their inspirations, gigs in London and their fashion interests. The Sampleface team recently reviewed Berlin/New York duo Schwarz Dont Crack’s unique debut offering ‘Charade’ and fancied getting to know the guys a little better. Kitsune Maison’s latest stars were recently in London for two showcase …
We interviewed Black Milk and asked him about his latest album, No Poison No Paradise, his approach to sampling and some of his favourite albums.
We reviewed Fink’s Fink Meets The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. You may not have heard of the name ‘Fink’ – the stage name of Cornish songwriter and DJ Fin Greenall, but the probability is that you will have heard some of his works if you are at all eclectic in your music tastes. Greenall has written …
We reviewed Ghostpoet’s performance at The Bodega Social Club in Nottingham. Whilst only 2 years have passed since by Ghostpoet’s ‘Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam’ was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, it feels like so much longer. Acts have come and gone, the scene has changed, but one thing is certain, the honesty and …
Jill Scott stars in the beautifully stylised video for Robert Glasper Experiment’s “Calls” video. “Moving forward is moving on.” – Anonymous The latest video from Robert Glasper Experiment is a treat for the eyes, ears and mind. Jill Scott stars as the lead role in a metaphorical representation of “moving on”, stopping at a red …
Canada’s Tim Wong is our One To Watch. Despite the name, we don’t just cover sample-based music here at Sampleface; we have a high level of appreciation for the musicians who compose their own stuff. Tim Wong does just that and does it across a wide range of genres. The Canadian producer recently set up …
RJD2 discusses his record collection, his love of records about Philly, and why he thinks the experience of vinyl will die out with his generation in the latest episode of Crate Diggers. In one of the most insightful and profound episode of Crate Diggers so far, RJD2 joined the illustrious list of record collectors and …
The good fellas at Slacktory have compiled a supercut of rappers re/introducing themselves in their songs. There’s nothing worse than hearing rappers talk about “rise and grind” or saying how they’re the best in the game. But it seems a very common motif in their lyricism is introducing themselves to the listener. Slacktory, the kings …
Dave Chappelle’s performance at Just For Laughs in 1993 is our Throwback Thursday this week. We’re glad to see Dave Chappelle back on stage and even after the debacle that was the Hartford gig, he’s still maintaining his composure because that’s what Dave does. Here, you can see the comedian back in 1993 performing at …
Davu Flint combines lush harps and shimmering percussion with Owed The Night. I feel honoured to have some really good producers in my Facebook friends list and one such beatmaker is Davu Flint. Based in San Fran, one of his latest creations is called Owed The Night and exhibits Davu’s fondness for the harps and …
Nottingham’s Harleighblu is our One To Watch. She has the look of Baduizm-era Erykah and packs a hefty punch with earthy vocals and a soulful band behind her. Harleighblu may well be the newest UK soul sensation and her new album, Forget Me Not, was released on Monday. That’s a huge accolade to bestow on …